Q: Is 42,387,205 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,387,205 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,387,205 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 42387205 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 17 35 49 85 119 245 595 833 4,165 10,177 50,885 71,239 173,009 356,195 498,673 865,045 1,211,063 2,493,365 6,055,315 8,477,441 and 42,387,205, with no remainder.

Since 42,387,205 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,387,205, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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